Sancheong-gun to Complete Smart Flood Management System Construction Within the Year

Leading Efforts in Sediment Removal and Water Reservoir Crop Maintenance Since Early Year

Drainage sluice gate No. 2, Sonam, Gwanjeong-ri, Danseong-myeon [Image source=Sancheong-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is promoting a proactive river disaster prevention project in response to the climate change crisis.

According to the county on the 30th, the 'Smart Flood Management System Construction Project,' which has been underway since last year, is expected to be completed within this year.

Since July last year, the county secured a budget of 1.25 billion KRW entirely from the national treasury through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and is installing the 'Smart Flood Management System' on 10 drainage sluice gates of the national river (Namgang) in the region.

Currently, the hardware part, including civil engineering works and installation of drainage sluice gates, has been completed, and control, measurement, and electrical works are planned to be finished by the end of this year.

The county expects that once the project is completed, a remote system will be established allowing the county disaster control center to operate sluice gates remotely and proactively respond to river disasters.

The county is also conducting river sediment removal projects and maintenance projects for trees (flow obstruction crops) that block water flow.

First, from February to April, a river sediment removal project was carried out.

The river sediment removal project, along with the removal of flow obstruction crops, is an essential task to prevent disasters during typhoons and heavy rains, and in the second half of the year, the county plans to continue river embankment maintenance along with river sediment removal projects.

In addition, before the full rainy season began in June, the county invested about 800 million KRW in large-scale maintenance for river disaster prevention.

Through comprehensive river maintenance, grass cutting and retaining wall repairs were conducted to ensure the proper functioning of embankments. In particular, obstacles such as flow obstruction crops were focused on removal to prevent disasters caused by typhoons and heavy rains.

A county official stated, “River maintenance and disaster prevention projects are directly related to the precious lives and property of local residents, so we will proceed with special attention to these projects. Once the currently ongoing Smart Flood Management System construction is completed, we expect to be able to respond quickly and accurately to typhoons and heavy rains through trial operation and monitoring.”

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